Comments on: Five team stats about the Stanley Cup-winning Kingshttp://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/17/five-team-stats-about-the-stanley-cup-winning-kings/
ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.comSun, 02 Aug 2015 19:29:43 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: dongiovannahttp://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/17/five-team-stats-about-the-stanley-cup-winning-kings/comment-page-1/#comment-343059
Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:34:59 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2333775#comment-343059While the players are always the most celebrated in any SC victory, these numbers show that it is LAK’s head coach that deserves the accolades. In fact, when my team fell in Round 2, my biggest lamentation was that our coach had been too rigid and inflexible (unable/unwilling to quickly switch up lines in the intense format of Playoffs) and was clearly outcoached.

PP% – Although Sutter only has the option to use one or the other of his PP lines, he must be familiar with the other team’s PK unit. Each team’s PP unit is no secret to the opposition so it is the coach that must detect the deficiencies of an opponent’s PK unit.
GF – Most of us who witnessed the season, remember from January through before the Olympics, LAK was offensively challenged. What changed for them post-Olympics? Likely the acquisition of Marian Gaborik but Gaborik has not always been Golden Boy. Sutter must have had to experiment with Gabork until he slotted in well with Kopitar and Williams.
PK% – No extra credit to Sutter for this. LAK was only able to shut down the Rangers because the NYR suffered greatly from capitalising on their PP until the drought broke in the latter part Penguin series.
5-on-5 scoring – It isn’t wrong to expect LAK, by far the leader in puck possession in the 2013-14 season (Corsi), to have impressive 5-on-5 scoring. And, when you add killer special teams, LAK became lethal.
Goal Differential – This is just GF/GA and, since GF has already been mentioned above, I would say LAK’s GA was kept low by their excellent defence coupled with Jonathan Quick’s stellar goaltending.

So all respect to Darryl Sutter. Beneath that stonefaced facade lies a very sharp mind with intimate knowledge of the strengths and weakness of his players. He made all the pieces fit perfectly like a well-oiled machine.

P.S. I will admit the result from the CHI-LAK series WAS a luck of the draw. My criteria for a ‘luck’ series ending?
– Won by 1 goal
– In late regulation but especially so in OT

Friends, that’s the only stat which I care about tonight, after my first round in over a God damn month ! And though that essentially equates to playing only ‘bogey’ golf, I’m actually not too displeased with my efforts tonight at Grandview GC. Here are a few excerpts from my post-round interview tonight with Holly Sonders at The Golf Channel:

Sonders: Blom, you came out strong tonight but then faded down the stretch ? … what’s up ?

Blom Woods: you know Holly, I’m gonna level with you … I’m just ‘physically’ tired right now …

Sonders: must be all that work you’ve been doing at the shop recently, eh ?

Blom Woods: you know it baby … but check this out … soon I’ll be right back into season form !

That is one goal separated them from exiting in the WCF instead of going on to win the Stanley Cup. Yes, I am still not over the game 7 OT loss and may never be. In the end, the Kings scored it and the Hawks did not, for that I tip my cap.

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Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:14:31 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2333775#comment-342908Wow! So it was you? You were the first person to think about keeping records of information like goals per game, penalty kill percentage, and 5 on 5 ratio scoring? Crazy how nobody has ever thought to put them in a database on NHL.com where anybody with internet access can go get them.

Now are you ready for this? The NHL is doing this really cool new prototype sorta like Siri. But you don’t even need your phone. Just yell the question out really loud anywhere in the world and they’ll yell back the answer if you listen closely. Like, try this one:

HOW MANY POINTS DID SIDNEY CROSBY HAVE IN THE FINAL 3 GAMES WHEN THE PENS HAD THE ABILITY TO CLINCH A CONFERENCE FINALS SPOT IN THE PLAYOFFS?

Did you hear it? I know, I know. Blew my mind too.

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Tue, 17 Jun 2014 22:08:57 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2333775#comment-342886Kings were very impressive and congrats to them ! The main reason for all the playoff success was acquiring Marian Gaborok even Sutter said he fit right in with Kopitar and that had a trickle down effect on the line up. He’s the wild card here .. how much $$$$ will he want and can he do it again ? Does he want to do it again ? If you have to dump key players to sign him .. Good luck trying to repeat. My Hawks will be back next year .. you will see !!! N
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Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:44:14 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2333775#comment-342882I just watched the parade and all the ceremonies last night. I will watch all the playoff replays this week. The LA Kings are special. They will go for that repeat.
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Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:38:16 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2333775#comment-342881Let me be the first to assure you — they weren’t.
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Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:20:29 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2333775#comment-342874I feel like some of those stats were lifted from a post if mine a few days ago.
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Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:15:50 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2333775#comment-342870Kings are GOOD.
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